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apnhotfix.exe

Torpedo Application

APN LLC

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The application apnhotfix.exe, “Utility to cleanup application(s) when uninstallation fails.” by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address 74.113.233.187.df.iaccap.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

apnhotfix.exe

Publisher:

IAC Applications (signed by APN LLC)

Product:

Torpedo Application

Description:

Utility to cleanup application(s) when uninstallation fails.

Version:

2. 1. 0. 1

MD5:

edccdfa2566a21f712719be58dfb2166

SHA-1:

f03399d2f118fd8823f927495ef9f14134efed5e

SHA-256:

197a5e88f41111a806c30db0c9adf97820c66d04d9b54ca4c8f0882117cb41e6

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:

5/18/2024 5:41:36 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

17.1.30.23

File size:

130.3 KB (133,432 bytes)

Product version:

2. 1. 0. 1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

APN Stub

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\windows\temp\apnhotfix.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

APN LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/27/2017 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/30/2018 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

76997BE0BEDD94B560401FBF6D0AC37F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/18/2017 8:44:11 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

Entry address:

0x7F70

Entry point:

E8, 62, 59, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C8, F0, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 18, 5A, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B... 
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Code size:

85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 74.113.233.187.df.iaccap.com (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-52-76-130-169.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com (52.76.130.169:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 74.113.237.189.lv.iaccap.com (74.113.237.189:80)

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